Chen Run

Born
1983–present
Nationality
Chinese
Notable works
200 Years of German BusinessWitnesses of the TimesMerchants and Chinese Society: A History of Symbiotic Evolution

34 written works

About the author

Chen Run, born in 1983 in Xishui, Hubei Province, is a financial writer, corporate biographer and business historian. He is the founder and president of Beijing Runshang Culture and a member of the China Writers Association. Long engaged in writing corporate histories and business biographies, he previously served as a special commentator for CCTV's securities information channel. His works include biographies of Lei Jun, Zall and Chen Guangwei, with several titles licensed overseas. His writing spans Chinese and foreign business civilization, from long-run national business histories such as 200 Years of German Business, 500 Years of British Business, 400 Years of French Business, 500 Years of Japanese Business and 100 Years of Korean Business to entrepreneur biographies and collections, including works on Elon Musk. Other titles, such as Witnesses of the Era and Merchants and Chinese Society: A History of Symbiotic Evolution, focus on the relationship between businesspeople and society. Classified under finance, management and biography, his books address general readers and are known for tracing business lineages and portraying entrepreneurs' experiences.

Written (34)

Merchants and Chinese Society: A History of Symbiotic Evolution cover
Rating 3.8
Merchants and Chinese Society: A History of Symbiotic Evolution Chen Run / 邓玉蕊 Zhejiang University Press · 2026 From the lowly "marketplace merchants" of traditional society, Chinese merchants have grown step by step into a vital force leading social development…
Elon Musk: A Biography + Musk's First Principles (2 Volumes) cover
Rating 3.5
Elon Musk: A Biography + Musk's First Principles (2 Volumes) 王晶 / Chen Run / 安有锡 / 胡景添 Tuanjie Publishing House (Unity Press) · 2026 This book recounts Elon Musk's birth, education and early entrepreneurial ventures, the hardships he endured along the way, and his later successes fo…
400 Years of Japanese Business: Taking Japan as a Mirror — The Glory and Decline of Japanese Enterprises cover
Rating 3.3
400 Years of Japanese Business: Taking Japan as a Mirror — The Glory and Decline of Japanese Enterprises Chen Run / 王晶 Tuanjie Publishing House (Unity Press) · 2026 Through a comprehensive review and synthesis of 400 years of Japanese business history, this book reveals the success codes and spiritual core behind …
200 Years of German Business cover
Rating 3.9
200 Years of German Business Chen Run / 王健平 Zhejiang University Press · 2025 Tracing the many key figures and events in German business history, this book presents the rise and development of Germany's industrial economy from t…
Four Hundred Years of French Business cover
Rating 3.5
Four Hundred Years of French Business Chen Run / 邓玉蕊 / 李倩 Zhejiang University Press · 2025 This book traces the course of French commerce since the 16th century, showing how French entrepreneurship shaped the commercial landscape of France a…
Technology Mastering the Future: The Genetic Code of Tianjushi's Technological Innovation cover
Rating 3.2
Technology Mastering the Future: The Genetic Code of Tianjushi's Technological Innovation Chen Run Peking University Press · 2025 Using Tianjushi as a case study, this book examines the genetic evolution, transformation logic and innovative development of a technology enterprise …
100 Years of Korean Business cover
Rating 3.8
100 Years of Korean Business Chen Run / 邢晓凤 Zhejiang University Press · 2024 This book offers a comprehensive review and analysis of the development of Korean business, tracing a century of commercial change and achievement in …
500 Years of British Business cover
Rating 3.6
500 Years of British Business Chen Run / 王晶 Zhejiang University Press · 2024 As the first country to achieve modernization and industrialization, Britain has produced countless scientific discoveries and inventions that changed…
Making Money Is a Belief cover
Rating 3.4
Making Money Is a Belief Chen Run Shanxi Economy Press · 2024 For over two hundred years, debate around the Rothschild family has never ceased. Driven by different motives, people have distorted the family's true…
400 Years of American Business cover
Rating 3.4
400 Years of American Business Chen Run / 王健平 Zhejiang University Press · 2024 Over the centuries of American business history, "equal competition" and "winner takes all" have been an intertwined and irreconcilable contradiction.…
The Xiaomi Way: Lei Jun's Operational Logic and Business Wisdom cover
Rating 3.5
The Xiaomi Way: Lei Jun's Operational Logic and Business Wisdom Chen Run / 唐新 China Industry and Commerce Associated Press · 2023 Since its founding in 2010, Xiaomi has moved from smartphones to the Internet of Things, smart ecosystems, and smart electric vehicles, pressing ever …
Lei Jun: Success Is Planned cover
Rating 3.4
Lei Jun: Success Is Planned Chen Run Tuanjie Publishing House (Unity Press) · 2023 This book tells the story of Lei Jun's birth, education, and early entrepreneurial experience, as well as his later joining Kingsoft, investing in Joy…
A Biography of Ren Zhengfei cover
Rating 3.3
A Biography of Ren Zhengfei 邱晓雅 / Chen Run Tuanjie Publishing House (Unity Press) · 2023 This book begins with Ren Zhengfei's birth, education, work, and early entrepreneurial experience, reviews the process by which he led Huawei from a s…
Dong Mingzhu: A Model of Striving for Independent Women cover
Rating 3.2
Dong Mingzhu: A Model of Striving for Independent Women 黄伟芳 / Chen Run Tuanjie Publishing House (Unity Press) · 2023 Drawing on Dong Mingzhu's upbringing, this book tells the story of how she led Gree to grow step by step. It not only sorts through her turbulent hist…
A Biography of Peter Peterson cover
Rating 3.2
A Biography of Peter Peterson 黄伟芳 / Chen Run Tuanjie Publishing House (Unity Press) · 2023 This book revisits the life of Peter G. Peterson, who stepped in at a moment of crisis to save Lehman Brothers from bankruptcy and whose firm, Blackst…
Duan Yongping: Daring to Be Behind the World cover
Rating 3.2
Duan Yongping: Daring to Be Behind the World 王桂娟 / Chen Run Tuanjie Publishing House (Unity Press) · 2023 Subor and BBK are familiar national brands, but the man behind them, Duan Yongping, is mysterious, low-key, and little known. He is a business legend …
Wang Xing: A Life Without Limits cover
Rating 3.2
Wang Xing: A Life Without Limits 王晶 / Chen Run Tuanjie Publishing House (Unity Press) · 2023 As a serial entrepreneur who turned nine failures into a win, Wang Xing drove Meituan forward at breakneck speed and ultimately became a dominant forc…
A Biography of Zhou Hongyi cover
Rating 3.2
A Biography of Zhou Hongyi Chen Run Tuanjie Publishing House (Unity Press) · 2023 This book takes readers through Zhou Hongyi's entrepreneurial journey over the past 20-plus years, seeking to start from his personality traits and bu…
A Biography of Wang Wei cover
Rating 3.1
A Biography of Wang Wei 杨越 / Chen Run Tuanjie Publishing House (Unity Press) · 2023 In the Chinese business world there is a group of people who were mostly born in the 1970s, grew up amid the tide of reform and opening-up, and witnes…
A Biography of Morgan cover
Rating 3.1
A Biography of Morgan 王健平 / Chen Run Tuanjie Publishing House (Unity Press) · 2023 Before his death in 1913 at the age of 75, John Pierpont Morgan was already the most influential financier in world history. Under his name stood a va…

Publishers

China Industry and Commerce Associated PressPeking University PressTuanjie Publishing House (Unity Press)Tianjin Education PressShanxi Economy PressZhejiang University Press